Mountain Bike Week - WEDNESDAY TRAVEL DESTINATION

Bridal Veil Falls - DuPont State Forest, North Carolina

Welcome back to the continuation of Travel Destination week and lucky for you I head back north tomorrow morning but I am going to wrap up the talk about some Mountain Bike Travel destination of Western North Carolina. Today I returned to DuPont State Forest in Ashville, NC area and rode some new trails again today and it made me smile as much as it did yesterday and Monday!

The area is about 12 hours south of Buffalo via car but very easily accessible from Charlotte also. There are many lodging options in Hendersonville (about 30 minutes away by car) or other small cities surrounding the area. There are limited services once you get to the forest so make sure you pack your water and food in with you.

The trails are awesome. There is a mix of forest service roads and single track with great flow to it. There is a lot of climbing involved so bring the climbing legs but the downhills will make it all worthwhile!

So which bike would work best here? I brought my 29'er Hardtail and there is truly no need for 29" down here but it is what I have so no complaints there. Full suspension would be nice on some of the single track but for the most part I was very comfortable on the hardtail. Rigid is definitely a possibility but make sure you have you tires at the right pressure to help take some of the bumps away from your body.

All in all which every bike you have or are looking at from our inventory at Tom's would suffice from Specialized to Lynskey and from hard tail to full suspension. Just bring a camera for all the cool waterfall shots like above. Stop by the shop to check out our inventory or pick up the accessories necessary to make your trip worry free!
A great way to test the your new Mountain Bike out and to start off the Mountain Bike season is to race. Single Track Racing is hosting a 6 (Only 3 left after today's) race series at Sprague Brook on Tuesdays. Check out their Facebook Page for more information orRegister Here. This is in full swing and to help support Mountain Biking in Western New York come on out for the next 4 races (or 1 or 2 or 3 if that is all you can make). The group that runs these races are good folk and deserve our support!

Hamburg Road Race and Criterium are this weekend (Road Race is Saturday morning and the Crit Race is Sunday afternoon) so if you are looking for a race sign up through the BBC page.

Huge clothing sale taking place right now - stop by and check out our inventory!Included in this great sale is Mavic Mountain Bike Clothing.

Don't forget if you are contemplating the XTERRA Syracuse or XTERRA ASP to let us know if you are interested in joining a training team at Tom's as well.

S-WORKS 2014 Spring Clearance Sale! In-Stock Merchandise only!

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Lancaster, New York 14086
Phone: (716)651-9995
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